Members of the Hausa community in Onitsha, Anambra State,
who fled the town following the two-day pro-Biafran agitation fracas, which
resulted in the death of about nine persons and destruction of properties, are
still into hiding.
who fled the town following the two-day pro-Biafran agitation fracas, which
resulted in the death of about nine persons and destruction of properties, are
still into hiding.
When a Punch correspondent visited Onitsha on Saturday, the
baristas, shoe menders, green grocers, barbecue sellers and allied workers, who
are of northern origin, had yet to open shops.
baristas, shoe menders, green grocers, barbecue sellers and allied workers, who
are of northern origin, had yet to open shops.
Investigations by the reporter showed that most of them were
still in the Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police barracks in the area, apparently
for fear of attacks.
still in the Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police barracks in the area, apparently
for fear of attacks.
During the Biafran agitation mayhem, the Onitsha central
mosque, a nomadic school and many other properties belonging to the Hausa
community were destroyed.
mosque, a nomadic school and many other properties belonging to the Hausa
community were destroyed.
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